Roman Empire’s lead pollution was high enough to lower IQs: …
1 day ago · Roman Empire’s lead pollution was high enough to lower IQs: Study The findings would make the roughly 200-year span of Pax Romana one of the earliest examples of industrial pollution Author of ...
Lead pollution in ancient Rome may have dropped average IQ ... - NBC News
3 days ago · Researchers linked lead found in ice samples from Greenland to ancient Roman silver smelters, suggesting the pollution was pervasive enough to affect much of Europe.
Ancient lead pollution may have lowered IQs across the Roman Empire ...
4 days ago · “Our data suggests that lead pollution during the 180 years of the peak of the Roman Empire had about one-third as much of an impact on cognitive decline as during the height of 20th century ...
Roman-Era Lead Pollution Linked to IQ Drop Across Europe
22 hours ago · Lead pollution remained high until the Antonine Plague from 165 to the 180s AD, which severely affected the Roman Empire. It wasn’t until the High Middle Ages in the early 2 nd millennium AD that lead pollution in the Arctic exceeded the sustained high levels of the Roman Empire. According to the research, more than 500 kilotons of lead were ...
Lead pollution linked to lower IQs in Roman Empire: Study
3 days ago · Atmospheric lead pollution likely caused cognitive decline among citizens of the Roman Empire, according to research published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Roman Empire’s lead pollution was high enough to lower IQs, …
1 day ago · Roman Empire’s lead pollution was high enough to lower IQs, study says. Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the ...
Lead pollution likely caused widespread IQ declines in ancient …
3 days ago · It then declined sharply during the 1st century BCE, during the crisis of the Roman Republic, before increasing around 15 BCE following the rise of the Roman Empire. Lead pollution remained high ...
Scientists studying Arctic ice unlock link between lead pollution …
1 day ago · Lead pollution during the Roman Empire may have caused declines of two-and-a-half to three points in intelligence quotient (IQ) levels in the European population, according to a new study.
Lead Poisoning May Have Made Ancient Romans a Bit Less …
3 days ago · Roughly 2,000 years ago, the Roman Empire was flourishing. But something sinister was in the air. Literally. Widespread pollution in the form of airborne lead was taking a toll on health and ...
Ancient Lead Poisoning May Have Contributed to the Roman Empire…
3 days ago · To reach this conclusion, the researchers used sophisticated computer modeling to move backward and forward in time. Once they determined lead levels in ice cores matching the years of the Roman empire, they ran their model in what McConnell calls "backward mode" to see how lead pollution likely spread from known Roman …
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